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With the approach of the 1876 centennial, some Syracuse Black Civil War veterans hoped to create their own battalion with dreams of joining the New York State National Guard. But denied the opportunity to serve their home state because of the color of their skin, the Onondaga Colored Battalion faded away after only two years.
An organized city-wide Juneteenth celebration was started in 1988 but Black Syracusans have been celebrating freedom from slavery since the end of the Civil War.
Delays, vague rules, and contest Before it is replaced, read about the long, and sometimes confusing, origin story of Syracuse's flag
Like the rest of the country, Syracuse had waited 13 years for the return of beer.
On November 26, 1878, two days before Thanksgiving, Gilbert and Saphronia Taylor welcomed their fourth child, Marshall, into ...